School bus driver cited in traffic crash

Wednesday

May 23, 2012 at 11:43 AM

An Alachua County school bus collided with a sport utility vehicle on Tuesday afternoon.

By Jon SilmanStaff writer

An Alachua County school bus collided with a sport utility vehicle on Tuesday afternoon.A Chevy Suburban, driven by Ada Pelt, 51, was going east on Archer Road, and stopped at an intersection at Southwest 107 street, where a school bus was going North, according to a Florida Highway Patrol media release. Molly Roberts, 63, was driving the bus.According to the report, the school bus turned left onto Archer Road and didn’t respect Pelt’s right of way.Pelt hit the left back part of the bus with the front of her SUV. Both vehicles spun around and blocked Archer Road, the report said. None of the six children on board the bus sustained any injuries. Pelt was transported to Shands at the University of Florida for treatment, the report said, and Roberts was charged with a traffic violation.